UW Wisconsin Water Library

05/04/2026

Please join us on Wednesday May 13 at 6p central for our conversation with author Pamela Cameron. Link below!

Author Pamela Cameron will be talking about “SPORT – Ship Dog of the Great Lakes," on May 13 at 6 p.m. CT.

04/28/2026

Our two library assistants are just wonderful. We are happy to celebrate them during National Library Week.

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day, and happy first day of the Great Lakes Bioblitz! We challenge you to find the following plants and animals this week. Remember to upload your photos to iNaturalist - they help scientists!

🌊 Aquatic: Upside down and all around! Capture a photo of a plant or animal reflected on a body of water.

🌱 Terrestrial: Places to be, things to see! Take a picture of an animal in action: flying or climbing, swimming or crawling.

It's not too late to join the fun: https://sites.google.com/wisc.edu/annual-great-lakes-bioblitz/2026

03/25/2026

We are especially interested in what our library followers think. Please share your knowledge and experiences with us.

Have you partnered with Wisconsin Sea Grant on a project, used our educational materials, or talked to one of our experts?

We're in the process of developing our 2028-2031 strategic plan and need your feedback to revise our old plan and guide our work in the future. Share your thoughts via our survey by April 20: https://uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_82manssQ1BIS6Am

03/16/2026

Please come to Steenbock Memorial Library for the super fun Weird Science event! Wisconsin Sea University of Wisconsin Sea Grant/Water Resources Institutes will be there with our wave tank.

The Weird Science Fair returns to Steenbock Library on Wednesday, March 25th from 12:00 – 2:00 PM for a study break full […]

03/13/2026

Hope you can join us next Wednesday for our conversation with Dawn White! With our friends at Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC)

03/06/2026

Middle and high school educators, apply for this FREE opportunity to learn about the and coastal engineering this summer in Milwaukee!

The workshop will explore how coastal engineering can shape and strengthen coasts and shorelines. You will work alongside engineers, scientists, environmental planners, and fellow educators to explore coastal engineering education in depth and will be introduced to activities and lessons you can use to teach coastal engineering to your students.

Deadline is April 1, 2026: https://go.wisc.edu/6qoud7

UWM School of Freshwater Sciences

02/16/2026

Join us for a fun and important conversation with Bad River tribal member, David O'Connor to discuss Anton Treuer's book, Where Wolves Don’t Die. O’Connors work at the Department of Public Instruction is critical to our collective mission in discussing the health of the Great Lakes and exercising treaty rights.

One question we get a lot is how can I support if I can’t attend? More than any other answer is buy the books and support the publishers. You can also request the titles at your library, or give books a review where you can. Looking forward to kicking this season off with DAVID O'CONNOR, educators, librarians, community leaders and caregivers. Registration is free and open now! https://waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu/maadagindan/

02/06/2026

Fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in the Great Lakes! Join other educators on Lake Superior!

Announcing a immersion for educators!

Formal and non-formal 5-12th grade educators from throughout the states are invited to apply for an exciting opportunity to spend a week aboard a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency research vessel alongside scientists and to bring Great Lakes science back to their classrooms. The program, organized by the Center for Great Lakes Literacy, is July 7-13, 2026, on Lake Superior.

Deadline for applications is February 28, 2026. This program is made possible by Minnesota Sea Grant, Wisconsin Sea Grant, and Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, and the Center for Great Lakes Literacy, with funding and support from EPA, NOAA, and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

Registration link: https://cgll.org/signature-program/r-v-lake-guardian-shipboard-science-immersion/

02/04/2026

Join the UW Wisconsin Water Library on February 18 for the first Maadagindan - Start Reading book club meeting of the year! We'll be discussing Anton Treuer's coming-of-age novel, "Where Wolves Don't Die."

Maadagindan is an online book club for parents, librarians, educators, and anyone that loves to read to children. Check out the full spring lineup of books!

https://waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu/maadagindan/where-wolves-dont-die/

11/25/2025

Yes, we have a rock star living in our midst. Tamara Thomsen with the Wisconsin Historical Society is a passionate ambassador for shipwrecks in the Great Lakes and the incredible stories they reveal.

Tamara Thomsen, a maritime archaeologist and diving instructor, has helped uncover more than 100 shipwrecks across the region.

11/20/2025

UW–Madison students, are you interested in academic librarianship? The UW Wisconsin Water Library is a student assistant for next semester! Apply by Friday, November 21.

https://studentjobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/509715/wisconsin-water-library-library-assistant

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